Posted by Partlycloudy on June 15, 2014, at 8:42:07
In reply to Re: I don't think I will ever be normal., posted by Beckett on June 15, 2014, at 1:35:40
> >Thank you, rehab
>
> Is this a realization from the rehab experience? I had thought rehab was an overall taxing if not negative experience. However you came to these realizations, congratulations :-)Hi, Beckett.
I wasn't accepted as myself by anyone in rehab. Not by my peers; not by the counsellors; the management, nor the medical consultant. As much as they told me my mental health illnesses were "all in my head" and were like clouds passing in a clear blue sky, I became more self assured that treatment based on no science and without peer review nor evidence of success did not diminish what I have been able to achieve.That I had read more than half of the recommended reading on my own before admitting myself voluntarily, yet was poo-poo'd for my book learning, was also a lesson in reaffirming my instinct for seeking self evident truths.
Surprisingly (or not) the issue of drinking never came up once, except it is a choice. Duh. I knew, as I had relapsed from sobriety, that this was true. Time and distance was what helped me get the perspective I needed.
So with that, I thank rehab, for reminding me of my strengths and abilities.
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